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Home adviser asks police to be truly people friendly

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today asked the police personnel to be people friendly in a real sense.

Dr Rezaul Karim appointed as JnU VC

Prof Md Rezaul Karim, a retired professor in the Department of Social Work of Jagannath University (JnU), has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of Jagannath University (JnU) for the next four years.

Prof Muhammad Yahya Akhtar made CU VC

Prof Dr Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor of Political Science department of Chittagong University (CU), has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university on temporary basis.

Prof Muhammad Yahia made acting VC of Chittagong University

Professor Dr Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor from the Department of Political Science at Chittagong University (CU), has been appointed as the acting Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university.

SUST gets new VC, Pro-VC, and Treasurer

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has appointed a new vice chancellor, pro-VC, and treasurer to the institution.

People to get benefit of giving magistracy power to army: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said today the people will get benefit of bestowing magistracy power upon the army.

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.

WB Vice President Martin Raiser arrives today

World Bank (WB) Vice President for the South Asia Region Martin Raiser arrives here today, an official release said.

Metro rail on Agargaon-Motijheel route suspended due to technical glitch

Metro rail service from Dhaka’s Agargaon to Motijheel has been suspended since 9:45 am today due to technical faults.

Army gets magistracy power for 60 days

The government has given the power of executive magistrate to the commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Army in order to improve law and order.

Govt to help UN fact-finding mission if they seek any help

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said the government will help the UN fact-finding mission if they seek any help as the team will start working soon.

WB commits over two billion dollars of new support to Bangladesh

The World Bank (WB) is committed to increasing lending to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to help the reform agenda of the Interim Government, its Country Director Abdoulaye Seck said on Tuesday (17 September).

Int’l Democracy Day: BNP rally underway at Nayapaltan

The BNP public rally marking the International Democracy Day has begun in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office with the participation of thousands of leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies.

RAB arrests Rubel in Gazipur over attack during student protest

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested Delwar Hossain Rubel, an accused in the recent attack on student protesters, at Tongi in Gazipur.

Tension between the two groups at Shiksha Bhaban in pictures

Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta, Shahriar Kabir placed on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Ekattor TV’s chief editor Mozammel Haque Babu, editor of Bhorer Kagoj Shyamal Dutta, and Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee president Shahriar Kabir on seven-day remand in two murder cases filed with the Ramna Police Station and Bhashantek Police Station.

Govt expects WB's budget support this year: Salehuddin

Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said Bangladesh expects budget support from the World Bank (WB) within this year.

Over 500 partially or fully blinded during protests: Dangers of police using pellet guns exposed

On July 19, during the Anti-Discrimination Students movement, Md. Bappi Hossain, 19, was shot by police in Rayerbazar area of the capital. The shotgun round with which he was shot resulted in five pellets nestling in his eyes - three in the left and two in the right.

Chief Adviser asks police, experts to find solutions to traffic problems

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today asked police and experts from the country’s elite engineering university to find solutions to traffic congestions in the capital.